An Army veteran and her boyfriend, who is a soldier, are heard laughing as they recorded video of themselves taking turns shooting her service dog, Cam, to death, according to a district attorney.

Cumberland County District Attorney Clark Reaves said Marinna Rollins, 23, and Jerren Heng, 25, tied Cam to a tree last week, and can be heard in the video giggling and laughing as they took turns shooting him repeatedly.

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The Fayetteville Observer reported that the dog’s first owner dropped Cam, then named Huey, at Cumberland County Animal Control when he was 2 years old.

Camboui

A group of shelter volunteers posted his picture on the Cumberland County Animal Shelter Facebook page in December 2016, saying: “Please someone show this boy what a real loving forever home is. He is super-friendly, very sweet, calm and loving. He just wants someone to love him and give him a chance.”

Rollins’ estranged husband adopted the dog in January, shortly after the couple separated, the Fayetteville Observer reported. Her husband was sent to South Korea, and he left the dog in Rollins’ care. She changed the dog’s name to Camboui, Cam for short, and had kept him ever since.

Rollins’ friends said she got Cam certified as an emotional support animal for post-traumatic stress disorder, a condition with which they said Rollins had been diagnosed, along with other mental health issues, the Observer reported.

Court documents show that Rollins medically retired from the Army in January.Lt. Col. Robert Bockholt said Heng is a soldier in a unit that reports to the Army Special Operations Command.

The Observer reported that Rollins started posting on Facebook about two weeks ago that she was trying to find Cam a new home. She posted on April 17 she had a great last day with Cam and he was going to a new home.

Heng replied to Rollins’ post with a smiley-face emoji and wrote, “He’s going to have such a great new life,” the Observer reported.

Rollins and Heng smiled as they posed for pictures with Cam before they killed him, the Observer reported. Both wore camouflage pants. Heng was shirtless and Rollins wore a pink polka-dotted bra. A tattoo of an automatic rifle is visible on Rollins’ chest.

They took turns shooting the dog with a rifle at close range while the other recorded video, the Observer reported. Rollins then dragged Cam’s body to a shallow grave and shoved the dog in.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and Cumberland County Animal Control investigated the shooting. Investigators said they found multiple videos of the shooting filmed by Heng and Rollins and text messages discussing the killing of the dog.

Rollins and Heng are charged with cruelty to animals.

Initially, bail for Rollins was set at $10,000 and $5,000 for Heng, but Reaves asked the judge to increase the amounts “due to aggravating factors and the cruel nature of the case.”

Rollins and Heng are being held in the Cumberland County Jail with bail set at $25,000 each.

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